Transportable ticket-printing and fare-recording apparatus.



H. FRIBDL'EIN.

TRANSPORTABLE TICKET PRINTING AND FARE RECORDING APPARATUS. I

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 1. 1909.

1,017,046. Patented Feb. 13,1912.

H. PRIEDLEIN. TRANSPORTABLE TICKET PRINTING AND FARE RECORDING APPARATUS.

APPLIGATION HLED SEPT. 1, 1909. 1,017,046, Patented F61). 13,1912.

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To all whom it lmay concern:

Be it known that I, HEINRICH FninnLnIN, a subjectv of the Emperor ot Germany, re s'idingrat 9-11 rHallenstrasse, Deutz, near Cologne, in the Empire of Germany, have-- invented a new and useful improvement in ransporta'ble Ticket-Printing andv Fare? "Recording,ippa-ratus, of which the following-is' a specification.

The 'present 'invention relates to a transportable apparatus ,tor printing and issuing vtraveling tickets and for' the simultaneous the unit of price chosen; and finally ot a propelling mechanism for the counting mechanism, which when the ticket issue is concluded, stops correspondingly the 'printing mechanis j The principal distinctive feature of the invent-ion consists in that the printing mechanism, the adjusting devices for the various denotations in the printing and the adjusting device forV the counting mechanism arearranged upon a single roller revoluhle by' means of a crank handle'. Moreover the followingv points are to be regarded j ineferahlv for the' attachment thereof to a as further features of the present invention; as the counter roller in the printing, the

paper roll itself is made use of and by .sists or' a roll 7 which, projecting through means of it the paper lstrip is permanent-ly pressed againstV the printing roller. The adjusting of the various indications of taie printing .takes place by means of slides l movable parallel to the axis o the printing roller, of which slides, that Which serves' for marking the price of the ticket operates the corresponding change in the counting apparatus by moving an intermediate tooth Wheel.

In order 'to -attain a dry, unsmeared impression upon the'tickets which liithertohas not been attainable even with tl use ot powder rollers, instead of a color roll a second felt roll is provided which removes the excess of color from the inked vtype, and on the other hand when the color roll is exhausted the second roller issuiiiciently A supplied with color to make on its own ac- Specication of Letters Patent.

strip.

Application led September l, i909. Serial No. 515,@72.

Count a contribution toward inking of the types. Finally there are also provided'in the apparatus, devices which render the use of it impossible until the adjusting slides have been properly set.

The drawing illust-rates the invention in one construction.

.Figure l shows aV front elevation of the apparatus with partial section of the casing. Fig. 2 shows a ticket produced by the apparatus. Fig. 3 shows a section on the line Ll-B of Fig. l. Fig. 4- the same section 'with a2 slight. alteration or" the device for the pressing oi the paper strip vonthe printing roll. Fig. 5 shows a section on the line (1 -D ot Fig. l. Fig. 6 shows a longitudinal section through the printing roll driving mechanism :for the counter. Fig. 7a vto Fig. 7i illustrate details of the counting mechanism.

The casing of the apparatus consists of a central looig l with tivo'side boxes 2 and 3. The central hoi: l contains a printingand inking device,'tl1e paper roll and the in closed coi'lnting apparatus. ln the 'part 2 is located the driving gear for the counting device; in the part 3 are located the handles for the adjusting slide and adjusting scales. At the side of the part 2 is placedv the crank handle 4e for the actuation' of the entire ap'- paratus. Upon the front face ofthecasing is provided a lid 5, after the opening or' which the paper roll can loe inserted. oop 6 serves for carrying the apparatus,

supporting belt.

rlhe principal part of the apparatus' 'conopenings corresponding to its diameter the sidewalls of the part l, isfrevoliih'ly of the part 2 and on'the other hand in the side Wall of the part 3,-a'iid is rotated'by means of the crank' handle 4.; This' roll 7; hears' upon its middlepart which is within the boX 8, the printing types, Which consis firstly of a-tiXed clich`,'which' prints the unalterable part of the ticket' upon the paper' `The unalterahle part according'to Fig; .2 comprises the 4information inthe spaces marked with the letter ai, ofjivhich the mid#v -dle'space is` the largest and indicates con.

tinuously the variousstations on, the 'linef `In addition to this, variable indications are printed upon .the Aticlfet which can4 be ad- `i'iivoted on the one hand in the side Wall a the indication ll to mark the changing nient of the slides can' be made.

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station. The indication in the space i/ alongside the permanent-ly printed ticketl prices is always placed opposite that amount which correspond o the ticket price te be charged. llhe at I, tment of the date and the time of day and also of the single 'or return journey is etleeted by means of a series of type wheels 8 which is adjusted by hand and is held tast in the position desired by means of the adjustable pin 9. For the adjusting of the marks in the spaces s tV and y there are provided the three slides 11, 12, 13.. '.lhesc slides are movable in grooves corresponding to their sectional area along the axis of the roll 7, and bear upon that part et the roll. 7 which is located in the space 3, the handles 141-, 15, 16 which are placed alongside scales en which the adjust- The lower edges of the slides turned toward the axle of the roll possess notches 1'? into which respectively a pin 13 placed under spring pressure can engage, whereby the unintentional displacement of the slide is prevented and moreover it is insured that each slide must always be moved forward by the requisite amount.

@n the outside of the roll, each slide bears a type 19. This type is for the slide 11, the letter (for the space s), in the case of the slide 12, the mark has the type U (for the space a) and on the slide 13 the mark of the space 9 for indicating the respective ticket price. Moreover there is provided on the slide 13 a teething 20 which corresponds to an aperture 21 in the circular opening of the wall of the bex 1. As soon as one tooth of this teething 20 is placed in the aperture 21 of the roll7 any turning of the roller Z is rendered impossible; this can only be effected when a space of the teething 20 is placed opposite te the aperture 21. ln this manner, the right adjustment of the slide 13 is assured. The same device can also be applied to the other slides.

Opposite the printing surface of the half the width ofthe others (Fig. 7a). lEach roller, there is placed the paper roll 22, the free end of which projects through the opening 23 of the casing 1, and can there be torn oit' against a sharp edge 24 placed at that The paper roll 22 is supported upon the roll 25 and this again upon the axle 2G, which axle is carried by two arms revoluble about the axle 27 5 said axle 27 is itself impelled by the spring 29 and thereby pressed continuously upward. ln the .side

- walls of the casiniy 1 there are curved slots fork Loir/gelle 30, which will widen out below for the passage of the roll 25, in which slots the axle 26 oscillates.

instead of pressing4 the paper roll 22 4immediately against the printing' roll, in the construction show-n in Fig. 4 there may be' arranged an intermediate roll 33, over which Athe paper strip is guided. .By this means a more powerful impression of the strip against the printing roll can be edeoted, and consequently a clearer print. The roll 33 is preferably attached' to the folding lid 5 so that it can be folded down together with this latter when a new paper roll is to be inserted.

Behind the printing roll are placed two telt rolls 31, 32 in the casing 1. Of these, the one which is the lirst in the direction of rotation of the printing roll forms the inking roll 31 which inks the types. The second roll 32 takes'oi' from therst the excess of color. As soon as the supply of color on the roll 31 is exhausted, the roll 32 will be suliiciently supplied with color in order to take part in the inking of the types. y

The ticket prices inserted from time to time in the type in the manner above set forth, are calculated by means of a counting apparatus of known construction. rlhe ad justment thereof is effected simultaneously with the adjustment of the ticket price slide 13. This slide possesses a fork 34C in its end lying in the part 2 of the apparatus, which surrounds a movable intermediate wheel 35 sliding yupon a fixed axle, and which wheel is in engagement wit-h a broad toothed wheel placed upon the axle 37. The rotation of the wheel 35 is consequently transmitted to the counting axle through the wheel 36. wheels 38 which are connected rigidly with the roller 7 and participate in its rotation. Each one of these wheels 38, of which there are six in all, belongs to one of the ticket uprice marks 10, 25, 20, 5, O, 15, each of which presses the fixed type upon vthe ticket. The wheels 38 placed side by side firmly upon the roller 7 are illustrated in Figs. 6b to 6h. Each of the wheels has an laperture 39 for the slide 13. The cavity thereof consequently goes through all the wheels. The tooth wheel 35 has an even number of teeth, preferably eight, four of which have only wheel 38 has as many tooth intervals 4 0 as the respective ticket amounts have units. Consequently the wheel (F ig. 7e) which corresponds to the amount5 has one space, the. wheel (Fig. 7h) which corresponds to the amount 10 has two spaces, and the wheel (Fig. 7b) corresponding to the amount 15 has three spaces and so forth. Each tooth space of these intern'iediate wheels is bounded on both sides by pins l1. All the wheels rlhe wheel 35 is actuated by the moreover possess at the place which stands opposite to the tooth Wheel in the position of rest, a cavity 42 in the outer periphery 43. These spaces permit of the displacement ofthe tooth Wheel 35 at the desired place.

Before the commencement of an adjustment, the Wheel 35 rests with half a tooth in the cavity 42 of a counting beam. ln F ig. 7 this initial position is illustrated for the counting wheel for the amount l5. As long as the handle -lis not moved, the tooth Wheel 35 remains With the two full teeth on each side of the space Zi2 resting upon the outer periphery of the circle 43. If the handle be then turned, the tooth which is in the space 42 will be moved one division by means of the first pin ai, and at the same time the next Whole tooth enters into the first space 40. This'latter space on further turning of the handle, causes this tooth also to move one division, whereby again the next half tooth enters into the 'ring 43. lf no further tooth space l0 then follows as shown for the counting Wheel for the amount 5 (F ig. 7e), the Wheel 35 remains stationary and two Whole teeth rest upon the ring i3 whereby a further motion of the counting apparatus is prevented. In this position the tooth Wheel 35 remains until the initial position has been again restored. The counting apparatus is consequently moved forward by one unit of the ticket price at every second tooth. The number of units corresponds to the number of tooth spaces 40 of each counting Wheel. The counting Wheel (Fig. 7C) which corresponds .to zero, has

. neither spaces nor pins, so that also no motion of the counting Wheel can be ett'ected. ln order to prevent more effectively any accidental moving of thelivheel 35 in this zero position, the corresponding ring 43 may be 'separated from the inner core of the roll, soy

that the ring remains stationary when the handle is turned. The holding fast of the ring can then be effected by means of pin t4 which engages in a fork 45 placed upon the ring 48. ln Fig. 7J is shown another position of the roll in order to indicate that the ring 43 remains stationary in another position of the crank.

instead of the above described arrarnge-v ment, the securing of the wheel 35 in the zero position might Aalso be eil'ected by means of a stop el@ as illustrated in Figs. 3 andl 4. This stop possesses at its end opposite to the tooth wheel a slot of such a shape that one of the teeth in the opposite piece can enter and be held fast. in addition to the counting wheels, lthere is moreover mounted upon the roll, a ratchet Wheel 47 (Fig. 7l) which, in conibination Vith the catch 48, prevents the backward motion of the handle 4i. The handle itself is constructed with a spring and rests after each complete revolution against a projection 49 provided on the casing. Before it can be turned, it must be first liftedover the projection 49 against lthe pressure of the spring and with simultaneous turning.`

What l claim is:

1. Ina fare registering and ticket printing apparatus in combination with an inclosed roller printing mechanism; longitudinallyadjustable type bars determining the printing of variable indications of fare, destination, and the like on a ticket, and mechanism for registering and totaling the fares thus printed, said mechanism adapted to be actuated by the turning of the printing roller.

2. In combination in a transportable fare registering apparatus adapted to print consecutive detachable tickets on a paper roll; means for pressing the ticket to be printed against the type face of the printing roller,

a handle on the axle of said roller adapted to rotate the roller by hand pressure,`sliding and locking bars for varying the composition of the said type face, and mechanism operated froln the printing roller for registering and for totaling the separate fares printed by said type face.

3. ln combination in a transportable fare registering apparatus adapted to print consecutive detachable tickets on a rotatable paper roll; means for pressing. the ticket. against the type face of the printing mechanism, a longitudinally 'grooved printing roller, a handle on the axle of said roller adapted t0 rotate the roller by hand pressure, an inking device adapted to come periodically into contact with said roller, type bars on said roller adapted to slide in thev longitudinal grooves of said roller, means for securing said type bars in predetermined positions on said j'ninting roller, a movable gear wheel. adapted to transmit the adjustment motion of the type bar to the fare-registering mechanism. and a farereglstering and totaling mechanism operated from the printing roller.

4.111 combination in a transportable,

ticket printing and fare registering appara.- tus, a roller adapted to press the ticket against the type surface of the printing roller, means for rotating said print-ing roller, a longitudinally grooved printing roller having. partially fixed type surface,

longitudinally adjustable type bars adapted to slide in the grooves 'of said printing roller, a double .roller inking device adapted to ink the types on said printing roller, a fare-totaling and registering apparatus, and gearing adapted to transmit the indications of the movable type bars to the said registering apparatus.

5. In combination in a hand-operated transportable ticket printing and fare registering apparatus, a longitudinally grooved printing roller, adjustable type bars on said roller, a locking Teck on the ticket price type bar of the pi'inting roller, so adjusted that the mechanism can only revolve when the Seid bar is correctly adjusted, an inking device adapted te ink the pfinting surface o said printing roller, a fare-totaling and registering apparatus, and a gear Wheel movable on its axle in eopemtion With the ticket-price type bar for transmitting the indications of said hante the registering 10 apparatus.

In testimony whereof l have signed my name to this specification in the presence I of two subscribing Witnesses. HEENRCH 'FRll'lDLF/N.

tWitnesses LOUIS VANDORY, THOMAS AUEL, 

